Bordeaux Flashcards
What is the name of the estuary near Bordeaux?
Gironde
What is the main soil type of the left bank of Bordeaux?
Gravel
Name the communes of the Haut-Medoc from North to South.
St. Estephe
Pauillac
St. Julien
Margaux
Pessac-Leognan (sub-region of Graves)
Graves
Name the first growths from the Medoc Classification of 1855.
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Chateau Latour (Pauillac)
Chateau Mouton Rothschild (Pauillac) 1973
Chateau Margaux (Margaux)
Chateau Haut Brion (Pessac-Leognan)
Name the 1855 Classification 1st Growths of Pauillac from North to South.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Chateau Latour
Which commune is Chateau Haut-Brion located?
Pessac-Leognan
What commune that produces Botrytis affected sweet wines was named a 1st Growth in the 1855 Classification?
Sauternes
Which house was named a Grand Premier Cru in the 1855 Classification of Barsac Sauternes?
Chateau dā Yquem